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RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2014
Government workers get first crack at phased retirement

Will federal program set an example for the private sector?

By Mary Beth Franklin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2014
Accounting fiasco highlights tangled web behind Nicholas Schorsch's empire

In the wake of accounting problems at American Realty Capital Properties Inc., the rest of Nicholas Schorsch's empire has drawn scrutiny for its complexity.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2014
Early detection of Alzheimer's would allow for better financial planning

Soon, a blood test may let patients know they have Alzheimer's 10 years earlier than it can be diagnosed today. Advisers say that is a lot of extra years to allow clients to save and make important legal and health care decisions.

By Liz Skinner
WIREHOUSES NOV 26, 2014
Wells Fargo settles bonus squabble for $7.4M

Wirehouse settles class action claim the firm wrongly withheld incentive compensation from two former advisers who changed firms.

By Mason Braswell
ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2014
Mining stocks shine in gold-price pullback

Betting that inflation will reverse gold's slide

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 26, 2014
CFP Board quietly cutting deals on compensation descriptions

The organization is trying to calm the controversy over how advisers holding the CFP designation define themselves

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS NOV 26, 2014
4 skills that help advisers function like CEOs

High-functioning advisory teams embrace practices also used in many C-suites

By Ray Sclafani
RIA NEWS NOV 25, 2014
Hedge funds lag stocks while still charging plenty

More 'alternative' funds with hedging strategies are opening, aiming for smaller investors' dollars

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 25, 2014
Mutual funds to face new rules from SEC on portfolio holdings

The agency's goal is to ensure funds are liquid enough to meet client redemptions.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2014
Madoff scam recovery hits $10 billion, almost 60% of lost money

The cost of liquidating the con man's defunct investment advisory firm has topped $1 billion but his former clients aren't footing the bill.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2014
IRS losing the battle over mega-IRAs as company founders fill retirement accounts with nonpublic stock

Outgoing Senate Finance Committee chair urges IRS, Treasury to step up.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 25, 2014
Four top dangers to investors in 2015

State securities regulators flag binary options, stream-of-income and marijuana schemes as emerging investor threats.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 25, 2014
Ring out the old year with a bowlful of tax strategies

Tips to help make 2014 less painful than 2013 for wealthy clients

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS NOV 25, 2014
SEC charges investment adviser with fraud for not telling clients of fee arrangement with broker

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged investment adviser Robare Group with fraud for not telling clients of its fee arrangement with a broker.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH NOV 24, 2014
New, easy and free technology to figure out capital gains distributions

Online database makes avoiding complicated tax savings a thing of the past.

By Sheryl Rowling
RIA NEWS NOV 24, 2014
The economic immigration issue President Obama isn't ready to talk about

On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the immigration issue President Obama isn't ready to talk about. Plus: Morgan Stanley's wealth management riddle, chilly weather heats up commodities, and an honest look at Wall Street's culture of dishonesty.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 24, 2014
Brokers' push to fee-based comp slams higher-cost funds

Mutual funds with sales charges and distribution fees are on pace for their fifth and possibly largest-ever year of redemptions.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIA NEWS NOV 24, 2014
Robo advice meets alternative investments

New platform aspires to be an alternatives outsource for financial advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 24, 2014
Mixing tax time and the holidays

Financial advisers should be urging their higher-income clients to come in for tax planning sessions.

By Andrew Leigh
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2014
Rethinking the traditional retirement income glide path

New software takes headaches out of the bucket strategy

By Mary Beth Franklin